The style of the passage is a colloquial and informal narrative style, with the use of contractions and informal language such as "warn't," "smelt," and "bet I do."
The tone of the passage is sarcastic and skeptical, as the narrator describes the suspicious behavior of the people attending the show and their bulging pockets. The use of phrases like "not by a long sight" and "if I know the signs" adds a critical tone to the passage.
The content of the passage focuses on the observation of the narrator regarding the people attending the show and their possible hidden items, such as eggs, cabbages, and dead cats. The passage also mentions the previous nights' shows and the return of some of the same people.
Based on these characteristics, the passage is more indicative of the style, tone, and content of an American Realist writer.
Assess the style, tone, and content of the following passage and determine if it is the work of an American Romantic or American Realist. “The third night the house was crammed again – and they warn't new-comers this time, but people that was at the show the other two nights. I stood by the duke at the door, and I see that every man that went in had his pockets bulging, or something muffled up under his coat -- and I see it warn't no perfumery, neither, not by a long sight. I smelt sickly eggs by the barrel, and rotten cabbages, and such things; and if I know the signs of a dead cat being around, and I bet I do, there was sixty-four of them went in.” (1 point) Responses American Romantic American Romantic American Realist
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